DETERMINATION OF FISHING CAPACITY
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Subsection 17(6)(aa)
Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009
Section 17
SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH (QUOTA SPECIES) DETERMINATION 2012
The AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY makes the following Determination pursuant to subsection 17(6)(aa) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 under section 17 of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009.
Dated: 12 April 2012
The Common Seal of the Australian
Fisheries Management Authority
was affixed in accordance with a
resolution of the Commission
Ryan Murphy
Executive Secretary
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Citation
1. This Determination may be cited as the Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2012.
Commencement
2. This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
Cessation
3. This Determination ceases on 30 April 2013 unless earlier revoked.
Interpretation
4. A term used in this Determination that is defined for the purposes of the Small Pelagic Fishery Management Plan 2009 has the same meaning in this Determination as it has in that Plan.
Note: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this Determination.
Determination of total allowable catch
5. The total allowable catch for each quota species in each sub-area of the fishery for the 2012 fishing season commencing on 1 May 2012 and ending on 30 April 2013 is:
Quota Species
Sub-Area
Total Allowable Catch
Blue Mackerel
Eastern
2,600 tonnes
Whole weight
Blue Mackerel
Western
6,500 tonnes
Whole weight
Jack Mackerel
Eastern
10,100 tonnes
Whole weight
Jack Mackerel
Western
5,000 tonnes
Whole weight
Redbait
Eastern
6,900 tonnes
Whole weight
Redbait
Western
5,000 tonnes
Whole weight
Australian Sardine
Australian Sardine
200 tonnes
Whole weight